On Sun, 14 Aug 2005 01:49:13 -0400, "Happy Dog"
wrote:

"Mike Weller"
On Sat, 13 Aug 2005 14:46:13 -0400, "Happy Dog"
wrote:

"Mike Weller" wrote in message
I knew a pilot with a Commanche that put 50 pounds of lead in the tail
cone. It made it go faster. Really not that much faster, but the
plane flew better. That was also a long time ago! And I loved flying
that Commanche.

How about spinning it?

Not a good idea. Even Cherokees take a lot of altitude to recover
from a spin.

I was being facetious. Did he do a W&B on the thing?

moo


I understand that, but it's a true story. Long ago, but not far away.

I've been a passenger on a Shorts Skyvan where to get the weight and
balance right we had to sit in the very back of the airplane.

Mike Weller